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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 Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
Abbie
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
afford
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
appealed
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
arrival
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
arrived
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From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
CARD
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From this reading THE LITTLE CARD.
comer
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
cousin
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From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
cousins
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
desire
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
disagreeable
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
eager
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
Ester
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
Ester's
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
evening
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
expected
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From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
hadn't
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
hastened
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
idea
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
influence
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From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
interest
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
just
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE CARD.
lost
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
meet
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
much
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
new
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
rid
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
seized
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
spoken
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From this reading Abbie had never spoken of it since, and seemed to have lost much of her eager desire that the cousins should meet.
strong
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
substitute
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE CARD.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
thoroughly
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
train
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From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Left to herself, Ester found her train of thought so thoroughly disagreeable that she hastened to rid herself of it, and seized upon the new comer to afford her a substitute.
use
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
very
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
way
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From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ester's interest in him had been very strong ever since that evening of her arrival, when she had been appealed to to use her influence on him--just in what way she hadn't an idea.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This cousin, whom she had expected to influence for good, had at last arrived.
