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abstraction
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From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
according
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From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
announced
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
attitude
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
back
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From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
became
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
become
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
cablegram
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
coming
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From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
dear
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
differently
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From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
DREAMS
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
fancy
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From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
give
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
glad
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From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
habits
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
hard
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
homeward
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
love
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From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
necessary
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
PALACE
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
perfectly
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From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
person
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From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
real
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From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
rearrange
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
sadness
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From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.
starting
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
Teheran
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
there
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From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
treat
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From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
undercurrent
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From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.
up
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
very
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From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
Walter
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.
Yetta
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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.
