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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 was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
all
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From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
always
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From this reading "It is always quiet here," she said to herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
bad
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
Bertha
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
better
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From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
breakfast
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
children
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
day
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
days
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
else
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From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
entertainment
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
failed
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
give
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
given
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
gone
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
greater
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is always quiet here," she said to herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
holiday
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is always quiet here," she said to herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
Jack
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
Janey
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
lately
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
lessons
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
many
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
nursery
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
own
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
quiet
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From this reading "It is always quiet here," she said to herself.
refuge
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
said
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From this reading "It is always quiet here," she said to herself.
see
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
spend
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
spent
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From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I could give up all the rest--all of it--and spend all my days here, and think of nothing else, I might be better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
up
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From this reading She had gone up to the nursery after breakfast to see Jack and Janey at their lessons, and had remained with them and given herself up to their entertainment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
way
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
weather
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
well
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From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bertha had spent the greater part of the day with her children, as she had spent part of many days lately.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was not well; the weather was bad; she might give herself a holiday, and she would spend it in her own way, in the one refuge which never failed her.
