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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 A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
adventitious
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
aid
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
all
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From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
any
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
beamed
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
beaming
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From this reading This beaming quality was, for Helen, his chief characteristic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
characteristic
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From this reading This beaming quality was, for Helen, his chief characteristic.
chief
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From this reading This beaming quality was, for Helen, his chief characteristic.
closer
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From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
companionship
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From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
consent
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
constantly
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From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
devoid
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
easy
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From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
endeared
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From this reading Franklin's very lacks endeared him to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
Franklin
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
Franklin's
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From this reading Franklin's very lacks endeared him to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
given
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
glamour
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
gone
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
Helen
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Franklin's very lacks endeared him to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This beaming quality was, for Helen, his chief characteristic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
lacks
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From this reading Franklin's very lacks endeared him to her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
nature
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
quality
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From this reading This beaming quality was, for Helen, his chief characteristic.
see
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From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
sitting-room
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This beaming quality was, for Helen, his chief characteristic.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
to-day
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From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
very
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From this reading Franklin's very lacks endeared him to her.
waiting
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
week
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From this reading A week was gone since Helen had given her consent to Franklin, and again she was in her little sitting-room and again waiting, though not for Franklin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Franklin had been with her all the morning; and he had been constantly with her through the week, and she had found the closer companionship, until to-day, strangely easy.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was wonderful to see any one so devoid of any glamour, of any adventitious aid from nature, who yet so beamed.
