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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
all
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
Althea
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
announced
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
appropriately
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
breaking
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
came
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
circle
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
connected
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
day
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not even see Helen.
duly
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
engagement
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even see Helen.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
fact
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
few
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
formally
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
Franklin
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
frankness
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
friends
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
frivolous
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
Gerald
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
happiness
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
Helen
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From this reading She did not even see Helen.
Helen's
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
knew
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
love
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
made
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
Merriston
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
moment
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
more
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
nearest
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
note
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
now
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
ones
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
out
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
pass
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
public
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From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
really
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
relations
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen's engagement to Franklin had never been formally announced, and few, beyond her circle of nearest friends, knew of it; the fact that Franklin had now returned to his first love was not one that could, at the moment, be made appropriately public.
saw
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
see
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From this reading She did not even see Helen.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
seen
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
serious
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From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
thanking
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
things
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
together
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
up
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From this reading Althea had not seen Gerald after the day that they came up from Merriston together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She saw no more of the frivolous relations who were really serious, nor of the serious ones who were really frivolous.
wishing
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From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The breaking of their engagement was duly announced, and, with his little note to her, thanking her for her frankness and wishing her every happiness, Gerald and all things connected with him seemed to pass out of her life.
