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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 Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
able
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
adjustment
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
affront
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
alien
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
all
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
Althea
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
America
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
Aunt
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
borne
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
bright
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
business
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
came
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
Charles
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
country
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
deeper
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
discomfited
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
effaced
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
emphasised
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
events
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
face
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
failed
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
flirt
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
followed
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
Franklin
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
friends
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
Gerald
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
girls
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
gone
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
hardly
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
haunting
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
Helen
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
home
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
hopes
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
Jakes
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
joy
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
Julia
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
Lady
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
lingered
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
marry
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
matters
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
meant
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
mere
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
Miss
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
month
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
more
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
now
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
old
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
only
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
painful
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
Pickering
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
preferred
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
protest
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
put
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
rather
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
return
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
see
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
seen
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
sense
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
settle
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
shattering
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
shown
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
Sir
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
soon
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
subtle
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
suspect
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From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
things
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
too
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
truths
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
turn
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
turning
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
unexpected
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From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
very
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From this reading Althea herself was very soon to return to America for a month with Aunt Julia and the girls, settle business matters and see old friends before turning her face, this time for good, to the country that was now to be her home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Franklin was gone and Sir Charles was gone, and Lady Pickering soon followed, not in the least discomfited by the unexpected turn of events.
ways
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From this reading The thought of Franklin came hardly at all, though the truths he had put before her lingered in a haunting sense of disappointment with herself; she had failed Franklin in deeper, more subtle ways than in the mere shattering of his hopes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Pickering could hardly have borne to suspect that Gerald preferred to flirt with Miss Jakes rather than with herself; that he preferred to marry her was nothing of an affront.
wonder
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From this reading Franklin was gone, and Gerald and Helen were left, and all that Gerald more and more meant, all that was bright and alien too--the things of joy and the things of adjustment and of wonder--effaced poor Franklin while it emphasised those painful truths that he had seen and shown her and that she had only been able to protest against.
