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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 Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
age
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
all
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
Audrey
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
belief
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
corner
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
Craven
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
critical
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
dark
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
death
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
emotion
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
event
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
expected
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
failed
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
father
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
form
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
idea
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
ideal
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
looking
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
mistaken
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From this reading Scandal was mistaken.
moment
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
mother
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
new
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
perfectly
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
precise
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
provide
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
provoking
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
reached
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
religion
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
reticence
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
revelation
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
ripe
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
round
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
Scandal
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From this reading Scandal was mistaken.
search
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From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
sensation
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Audrey Craven was not in search of a religion, but she had passed all her life looking for a revelation.
shown
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
ten
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
there
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
turn
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
unique
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
up
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From this reading Hitherto the ideal had shown a provoking reticence; the perfectly unique sensation had failed to turn up at the critical moment.
waiting
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scandal was mistaken.
wavered
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From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had no idea of the precise form it was to take, but had never wavered in her belief that it was there, waiting for her, as it were, round a dark corner.
wholly
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From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Audrey had reached the ripe age of ten before the death of her father and mother, and this event could not be expected to provide her with a wholly new emotion.
