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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 REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
almost
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
artist
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
choicest
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From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
Christine
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From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
delighted
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
enjoyment
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From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
experience
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From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
fable
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From this reading It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself.
felt
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
happiness
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
Highlands
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
Hudson
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
nature
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
now
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
old
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From this reading It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
once
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
paradise
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
passion
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
peculiar
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From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
power
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
profusion
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
REMORSE
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From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
repeating
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From this reading It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
saw
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From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
side
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From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
sketching
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From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
source
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
Tantalus
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From this reading It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
thoroughly
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
unmingled
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
West
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From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading REMORSE Christine had a peculiar experience while at West Point.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To her artist nature, and with her passion and power for sketching, the Highlands on the Hudson were paradise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She saw on every side what would have brought her the choicest enjoyment, had her mind been at rest.
wretched
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From this reading But though she saw in profusion what once would have delighted her, and what she now felt ought to be the source of almost unmingled happiness, she was still thoroughly wretched.
