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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 Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
all
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
came
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
carelessly
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
chief
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
circumstances
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From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
Constance
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
conversations
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
days
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Frances did not learn from her sister’s revelations to love her mother.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
effect
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From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
faction
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
familiar
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
few
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
figure
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
formed
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
Frances
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
generation
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
gradually
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
idea
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
knew
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
learn
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From this reading Frances did not learn from her sister’s revelations to love her mother.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
like
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
love
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From this reading Frances did not learn from her sister’s revelations to love her mother.
mamma
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
many
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
mother
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From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
natural
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
opponent
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
other
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
parents
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
perhaps
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
place
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
reality
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
replace
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
representative
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
revelations
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From this reading Frances did not learn from her sister’s revelations to love her mother.
said
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
side
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
sister
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
sister's
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From this reading Frances did not learn from her sister’s revelations to love her mother.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
sort
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
succeed
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
sympathised
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The effect was very different from that which, in such circumstances, might have been looked for.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
understood
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
unknown
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
very
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From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chief figure in it was “mamma,” the mother with whom Constance was so carelessly familiar, and of whom she herself knew nothing at all.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Within the first few days, a great many of these conversations took place, and Frances gradually formed an idea to herself--not, perhaps, very like reality, but yet an idea--of the other life from which her sister had come.
younger
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From this reading She came to look upon this unknown representative of “the parents’ side,” as Constance said, as upon a sort of natural opponent, one who understood but little and sympathised not at all with the younger, the other faction, the generation which was to succeed and replace her.
