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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 A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
act
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
always
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
away
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
back
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
births
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
Booch
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
consider
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
contraction
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
day
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
deaths
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
die
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
discussion
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
due
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
elongation
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
ensue
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
evening
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
exhausted
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
front
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
habits
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
how
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
intelligent
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
ladies
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
longest
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
Mackridge
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From this reading Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.
many
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
marriages
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
mother
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
Mrs
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
only
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
other
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
others
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
page
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
paper
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
perhaps
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From this reading Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.
phase
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
Post
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
read
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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
regard
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
reopen
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From this reading Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.
sat
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.
sheet
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
shortest
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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
tackle
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
times
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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
turn
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
window
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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.
