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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 But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
act
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
affronted
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
arrival
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
break
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
call
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
case
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
committed
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
contrition
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
Corbin
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
Corbin's
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
cousins
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
defend
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
destroying
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
episode
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
feel
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
How
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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
ideas
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
illogical
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
ineffective
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
insinuations
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
intercourse
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
interview
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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
Jeffcourt
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
Jeffcourt's
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
Joseph
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
Julia
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
latter
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
longer
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
Miss
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
Mrs
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
news
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
occurred
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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
others
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
own
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
peacemaker
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
played
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
preconceived
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
quarreled
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
recorded
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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
religious
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
resented
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
reserved
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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
Sally
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
sin
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
some
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
supposed
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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
Then
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
too
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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
unpardonable
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
woman
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
worse
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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
