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agent
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
Albany
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
any
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
aunt
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
away
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
become
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
black
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
bought
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
came
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
Canandaigua
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From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
closely
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
depot
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
doing
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From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
drawn
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
east
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
ending
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
face
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
friends
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
gay
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
girl
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
girls
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
going
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
Greenough
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
heard
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
hour
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
jeweller's
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From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
ladies
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
light-hearted
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
marriage
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
meeting
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
Mr
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
noted
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
old
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
once
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From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
paid
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
quietly
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
recently
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
recognized
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
room
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
sat
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
see
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
seeing
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
seminary
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From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
shrank
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From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
sometimes
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
station
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
suspected
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
there
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
thick
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
ticket
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
tragic
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
train
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
used
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
veil
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From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
waiting
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From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had heard from her aunt that Mr. Greenough was paid, and she shrank from meeting him face to face, or from seeing any of her old friends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
wiser
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From this reading No one recognized her, for it was not the hour when the seminary girls were ever at the depot, and when, at last, the train came and took her away with it, nobody was the wiser for her having been there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had bought her ticket for Albany, but, with her thick black veil drawn closely over her face, the ticket agent never suspected that she was the gay, light-hearted girl he used sometimes to see at the station, and who recently had become so noted for the tragic ending of her marriage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So she sat quietly in the ladies’ room, waiting for the first train going east, and thinking it would never come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To Canandaigua first, but not to the seminary, nor yet the jeweller’s, as she had once thought of doing.
