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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 said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
affairs
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
all
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
bear
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From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
bed
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
consider
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From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
eyes
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From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
held
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From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
home
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From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
husband
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
informing
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
kind
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
lay
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
letter
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
married
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
Nansie
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
needed
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From this reading Single, she needed a protector; married, she possessed one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
offer
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From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Single, she needed a protector; married, she possessed one.
possessed
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From this reading Single, she needed a protector; married, she possessed one.
power
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
protector
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From this reading Single, she needed a protector; married, she possessed one.
providing
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
relation
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From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
responsibility
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
said
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From this reading She said nothing as to the offer of a home, because she did not consider that it held good.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
see
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
sent
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
single
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From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
steps
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
thanking
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
uncle
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
uncle's
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From this reading Nansie single and Nansie married could not bear the same relation in her uncle's eyes.
wait
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From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The responsibility of affairs lay with her husband; all that it was in her power to do was to wait and see what steps he took towards providing for their home.
wrote
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From this reading Nansie wrote to her uncle before she went to bed, informing him that she was married, and thanking him for the kind letter he had sent her.
