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accès
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
all
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
away
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
bear
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
become
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From this reading Everything had become intolerable to her.
borne
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
bulwarks
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From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
cases
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
chief
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From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
common
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
confusion
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
cry
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
darted
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
Effie
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
endurance
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From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything had become intolerable to her.
existence
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
father
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
fly
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
hardships
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
human
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
impatience
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
inexperienced
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
intolerable
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From this reading Everything had become intolerable to her.
involved
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
learn
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
mean
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
more
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
most
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
often
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
others
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
out
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
own
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
said
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
science
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From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
side
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
struggle
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
times
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
training
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From this reading She had no training in that science of endurance which is one of the chief bulwarks of life.
unavailing
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
uncle
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
undisciplined
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
unprepared
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From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By times the young, the unprepared, the undisciplined fly out and will not submit, to the confusion of their own existence first, and that of all others involved.
words
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From this reading She “could not bear it,” words which are so often said, but which in most cases mean little more than the unavailing human cry against the hardships to which we have all to submit, and which most of us learn must be borne after all whatever may be the struggle.
young
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From this reading Effie had darted away from the side of her father and uncle in one of those _accès_ of impatience which are common to the young and inexperienced.
