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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 To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
air
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
all
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
attention
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
back
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
beguiled
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
certain
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
cheeks
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
conveyed
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
dismantled
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
dreary
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
enough
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
enter
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
go
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
Helen
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From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
home
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
hour
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From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
image
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
incident
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From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
instead
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
late
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
lent
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
Mary's
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From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
monologue
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
mother
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
movement
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
new
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
Norah
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
Norah's
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
Now
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
old
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
painful
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
pale
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
park
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From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
picture
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
place
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
quieter
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From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
Road
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From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
saying
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From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
St
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From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had still another incident before her, however, ere she left St Mary's Road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
then
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From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
thrust
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From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
two
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From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
walked
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From this reading They went into the quieter part of the park and walked for an hour or two saying little.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To go back at all, to enter the dismantled place, and have that new dreary picture thrust into her mind instead of the old image of home, was painful enough, and Norah's cheeks were pale, and even to Helen the air and the movement conveyed a certain relief.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when she went back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and then poor Norah would be beguiled into a little monologue, to which her mother lent a half attention--but that was all.
