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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 Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
Augustine's
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
brother-in-law
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
business
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From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
changed
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From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
childhood
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
day
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
desk
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
drapery
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From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
ear
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
facade
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
filled
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
full
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
glory
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
grotesque
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
hardly
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
home
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
humble
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
kiss
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
listened
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
made
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
met
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
mother's
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
much
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
new
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From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
now
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
old
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
pen
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
place
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
sash-window
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
sent
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
shed
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
sighed
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
silent
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
sister
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From this reading Augustine’s sister filled her mother’s old place at the desk.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
sorrow
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
spent
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
started
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From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
unhappy
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
up
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From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing was changed in the cavern, where the drapery business had, however, started on a new life.
way
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From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So one morning she made her way towards the grotesque facade of the humble, silent home where she had spent her childhood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She sighed as she looked up at the sash-window, whence one day she had sent her first kiss to him who now shed as much sorrow as glory on her life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
woman
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
young
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From this reading The unhappy young woman met her brother-in-law with his pen behind his ear; he hardly listened to her, he was so full of business.
