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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 And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
agreed
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From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
Alice
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
all
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
aunt
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
catch
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
company
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
cousin
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
crocodile
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
death
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
difficulty
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
excusing
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
felt
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tribute from Oileymead.
going
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From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
Greenow
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
husband
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
Kate
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
laughed
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From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
letters
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
lodgings
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From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
lovers
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
lures
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
month
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From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
Mrs
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
new
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
Norfolk
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
Norwich
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From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
Oileymead
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From this reading Tribute from Oileymead.
old
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
released
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
remain
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From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
remaining
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
silly
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
some
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
spoken
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
spreading
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
stay
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From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
tears
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
tedium
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
there
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From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
Tribute
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From this reading Tribute from Oileymead.
vain
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
Vavasor
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
weeping
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
woman
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
worldly
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From this reading And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company, and spreading lures to catch new lovers.
writing
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From this reading Kate Vavasor, in writing to her cousin Alice, felt some little difficulty in excusing herself for remaining in Norfolk with Mrs. Greenow.
Yarmouth
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From this reading She had laughed at Mrs. Greenow before she went to Yarmouth, and had laughed at herself for going there.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But yet she agreed to stay with her aunt, and remain with her in lodgings at Norwich for a month.
