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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 quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
arrival
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
Barbara
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From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
called
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
children
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From this reading The children, too, had been a great resource.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
day
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
dislike
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
explained
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
felt
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
go
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
going
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, too, had been a great resource.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
impossible
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From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
judgment
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From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
Lady
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From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
latter's
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
Monkton
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From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
now
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
occasion
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
old
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
out
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
overturneth
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From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
policy
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From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
resource
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From this reading The children, too, had been a great resource.
return
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
rule
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From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
see
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
spite
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
StrengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
then
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
too
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From this reading The children, too, had been a great resource.
town
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
trial
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
unconquerable
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
very
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From this reading Lady Monkton had called on her the very day after her arrival in town, but Barbara had been out then.
visit
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From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
wanting
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From this reading "Strength wanting judgment and policy to rule overturneth itself."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite impossible, of course, that a first visit to Lady Monkton should be a last from Barbara.
woman
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From this reading On the occasion of the latter's return visit the old woman had explained that going out was a trial to her, and Barbara, in spite of her unconquerable dislike to her, had felt it to be her duty to go and see her now and then.
