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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 It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
all
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
best
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
better
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
bitter
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
Britishers
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
chafed
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
comfortable
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
country
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
down
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
early
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
else
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
enemy's
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
established
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
extent
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
fact
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
father
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
feelings
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
felt
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
Friends
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
fullest
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
girl
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
grandmother's
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
home
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
inflicted
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
lay
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
man
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
Marianne
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
more
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
mother
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
much
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
New
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
night
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
roof
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
roused
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
settled
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
side
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
state
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
suffering
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
thankful
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
there
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
things
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From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
thus
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a much more comfortable state of things than to be left at home, still the girl chafed under the fact that she was in the enemy's country.
together
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
trouble
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
very
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
Victorine
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
war
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
worse
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From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
wounded
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From this reading _New Friends_ Before the night had settled down, Marianne found herself again under her grandmother's roof and by the side of the wounded man was her mother established.
wounds
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From this reading Her feelings had been roused to their fullest extent by the fact that her father lay suffering from wounds inflicted by the Britishers, and she felt very bitter about it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
You'd
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From this reading "You'd better make the best of it," Victorine told her, "and be thankful that you are all here together.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was a Providence, to my thinking, that your father was wounded thus early in the war, else there might have worse trouble come upon you."
