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actually
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
Alfred
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
arm
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From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
ball
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From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
beautiful
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From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
concerning
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
day
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From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
days
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
delights
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
effaced
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
elapsed
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
entrance
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From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
expatiated
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
festivity
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
gaiety
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
Government
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
granted
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
Hester
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
House
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
husband
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
incident
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
Judging
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
mitigation
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
Mount
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
now
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From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
occurred
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
often
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
only
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
pain
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
painful
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
preoccupation
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
present
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
previous
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
Rayner
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
return
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
riders
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
season
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From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
shared
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From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
spirit
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
St
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Hester the days had brought no mitigation of her pain, although her husband seemed to take it for granted that she shared his preoccupation concerning the ball.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
Thomas's
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
two
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From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day of the great ball of the season.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
wife
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From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He now looked forward with glee to make his entrance with his beautiful wife on his arm.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Judging from his gaiety of spirit, one would have thought that the painful incident on the return of the riders from St. Thomas's Mount was entirely effaced from his mind, though only two short days had actually elapsed since it had occurred.
year
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From this reading Alfred Rayner had often expatiated to Hester on the delights of this festivity at Government House at which he had been present in the previous year.
