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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 The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
admiration
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From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
adoration
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From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
affected
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
afraid
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
Allonby
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
aspect
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From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
beautiful
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
brightened
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
conception
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
conflict
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From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
day
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
effect
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From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
Effie
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
experience
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
eyes
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
glorified
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
got
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
how
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
increased
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From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
knowing
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From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
love-making
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From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
lovely
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
lover
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
magical
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From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
only
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
own
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
pleasure
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
romantic
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From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
soft
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From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
softened
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
somehow
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
spite
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
surrounded
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From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
touched
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From this reading The atmosphere about her had been touched by something beyond her experience,--softened, brightened, glorified, she could not tell how.
undeclared
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
understood
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From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day of the party at Allonby had been a day of pleasure to Effie, but of pleasure she was half afraid of and only half understood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was surrounded by that atmosphere of admiration, of adoration, which is the first romantic aspect of a love-making.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She did not understand it, and yet she did understand it, and this soft conflict between knowing and not knowing increased its magical effect.
young
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From this reading Everything in her and about her was so beautiful and lovely in the eyes of her young and undeclared lover, that somehow in spite of herself this atmosphere got into her own eyes and affected her conception of herself.
