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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 Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
abode
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
accepted
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
action
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
admonition
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
Agnes
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
all
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN THE TWO.
day
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From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
death
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
Emmy
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From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
father's
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
graciously
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
hospital
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From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
light-hearted
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From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
Oswald's
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
permitted
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
proposal
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
received
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
recovered
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
satisfaction
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
seaside
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
send
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
shock
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
sisterhood
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
soon
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
spirits
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
Superior
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN THE TWO.
there
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From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps the satisfaction of having done a good action was in his mind, for he was permitted to send Emmy to the seaside to the abode of another sisterhood there.
TWO
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From this reading BETWEEN THE TWO.
undertook
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From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
very
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From this reading Oswald’s spirits very soon recovered the shock of his father’s death.
visited
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From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was as light-hearted as ever after that day when he had visited little Emmy at the hospital.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Agnes undertook after all to make the proposal for him, which was graciously accepted, though she herself received another admonition from the Superior.
