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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 MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
always
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
Better
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From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
enough
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
enter
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
fault
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
Fetters
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From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
find
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
gone
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From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
hard
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
hardly
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
heart
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From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
how
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
lie
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
links
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
lost
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From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
MARIE
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From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
matter
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
merely
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
other
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
others
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From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
out
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
own
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
peaceful
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
physically
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
sat
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From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
spoken
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From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
strong
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
temperament
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
there
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
things
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
to-day
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
tried
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
very
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From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about.
why
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From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
women
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From this reading Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did?
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything.
word
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From this reading "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken."
