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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 She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
also
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From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
chocolates
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
class
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From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
considered
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
Coral
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From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
Coral's
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From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
culminate
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
embrace
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
endure
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
farewell
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
farewells
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From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wished he would be vulgar and human and uncritical for once.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
genuinely
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From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
go
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
human
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From this reading She wished he would be vulgar and human and uncritical for once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
idea
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From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
Justin
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From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
knew
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From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
laugh
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
Laura
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From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
moved
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From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
Oh
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
once
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From this reading She wished he would be vulgar and human and uncritical for once.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
provide
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
public
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From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
roses
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
say
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
see
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From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
shiver
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From this reading But she knew also that Justin would shiver at the idea of Coral’s farewells.
sister-in-law
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
uncritical
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From this reading She wished he would be vulgar and human and uncritical for once.
vulgar
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From this reading She wished he would be vulgar and human and uncritical for once.
wanted
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From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
well
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
wished
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From this reading She wished he did not have to be considered: she wished he could laugh and say—“Oh, well, we must go through with it, I suppose,” and provide himself with chocolates and roses, and endure a farewell from his sister-in-law that might or might not culminate in an embrace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laura had wanted Justin to come with her to see the last of Coral.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that Coral would expect it: she was of the class that could be genuinely moved in public.
