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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 The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
adjusted
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
Americans
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
Annie
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
authority
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
back
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
Boston
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
call
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
came
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
change
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
coming
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
conditions
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
consciousness
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
derivation
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
Dr
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
effort
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
Europe
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
extend
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
fell
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
fondness
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
gave
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
Gerrish
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
habit
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
Hatboro
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
house
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From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
inspires
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
late
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
less
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
like
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
more
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
Morrell
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
Mrs
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
new
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
night
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
office
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From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
Old
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
only
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
people
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
perfectly
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
person
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
place
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
provinciality
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
Putneys
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
relations
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
residence
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
sense
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
sent
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From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
several
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
shrank
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
sick
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From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
social
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
spent
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
staying
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
student
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
suburbs
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
tea
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
there
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
travel
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
unambitious
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
unliterary
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From this reading This, with his derivation from one of the unliterary Boston suburbs, and his unambitious residence in a place like Hatboro', gave her a sense of provinciality in him.
village
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From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
week
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From this reading Meanwhile Dr. Morrell came to call the night after their tea at the Putneys', and he fell into the habit of coming several nights in the week, and staying late.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The social authority of such a person as Mrs. Gerrish was not the only change that bewildered Annie, and the effort to extend her relations with the village people was one from which she shrank till her consciousness had more perfectly adjusted itself to the new conditions.
word
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From this reading Sometimes he was sent for at her house by sick people, and he must have left word at his office where he was to be found.
World
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From this reading He had spent part of his student life in Europe, and he looked back to his travel there with a fondness that the Old World inspires less and less in Americans.
