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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 That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
acknowledge
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
all
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
amicable
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
assurance
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
Bettina
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
Bettina's
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From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
bound
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
caustic
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
desire
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
distinct
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
epoch
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
feel
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
freedom
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
gave
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
greater
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
Hurdly
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
husband
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
impress
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From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
insight
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From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
Lord
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
made
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
nature
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From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
other
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
possessed
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
possibly
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
power
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
referred
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From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
relations
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
sense
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
speech
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
talk
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From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
true
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
uncomfortable
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From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
understanding
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From this reading To Bettina it gave the assurance that she had done all that could possibly be required of her, in her desire to come to a true and amicable understanding with her husband, and, after it, she had a greater sense of freedom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Neither ever referred to it, but it had left its impress upon both.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found her to be possessed of a power of caustic speech which, he was bound to acknowledge, had made him feel uncomfortable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Lord Hurdly it gave an insight into Bettina's nature which he had not had before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That talk with Lord Hurdly made a distinct epoch in their relations to each other.
