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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 Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
affectionate
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
all
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From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
Anna
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
approached
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
Arthur
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were not at all modern.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
busily
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
Church
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
clubs
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
compelled
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
daughter
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
DAYS
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
destination
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
devout
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
easiness
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
END
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
engaged
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
enjoyed
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
frail
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
give
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
going
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
health
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
High
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
home
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
large
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From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
laxity
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
Lisle
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
lived
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From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
lives
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From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
London
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
modern
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From this reading They were not at all modern.
more
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
mother
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not at all modern.
occasion
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
out
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From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
practical
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
principles
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
professed
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
religious
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
some
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
son
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
standards
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
strictly
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
uneasiness
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From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
view
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From this reading Their standards and point of view had none of the easiness and laxity of London drawing-rooms and London clubs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not at all modern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
works
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From this reading Mrs. Lisle was a religious woman, Anna was even more strictly devout; they both professed High Church principles, and though frail health had compelled the mother to give up practical good works the daughter was busily engaged in them.
world
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From this reading They had lived out of the large world all their lives.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE OLD DAYS END Arthur was an affectionate son and enjoyed going home, yet on this occasion he approached his destination with some uneasiness.
