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all
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
balm
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
begun
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
chance
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
coddled
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
coming
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From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
CRUELTY
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From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
CURRAN'S
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From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
days
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
discovered
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
four
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
FULLER
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From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
get
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
heart
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
home
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
indeed
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
kind-hearted
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
listless
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From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
Malden
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
Mary
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
matters
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From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
monotony
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
nerves
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
now
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From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
PAULINE
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From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
Pauline's
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
petted
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
place
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
quiet
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
ran
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
restful
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
restless
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From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
secluded
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
soothing
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
story
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
sympathized
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
there
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From this reading The quiet, secluded home of Mary Malden was sanctuary indeed, and Pauline ran little or no chance of being discovered there.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
three
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From this reading Now three or four days had passed and the monotony of the place, though restful and soothing, had begun to get on her nerves.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
tortured
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CURRAN’S CRUELTY PAULINE FULLER was both listless and restless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
whole
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From this reading She had told kind-hearted Mary her whole story, and Mary had sympathized and had coddled her and petted her, all of which was balm to Pauline’s tortured heart.
wise
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From this reading But now that she had had time to think matters over, she was not quite sure she had been wise in coming.
