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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 But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
ago
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
assumption
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
based
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
begun
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
clear
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
conflict
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
contempt
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
eyes
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
father
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
filled
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
firm
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From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
foreseen
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
GIVE
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From this reading WHO WILL GIVE WAY?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
husband
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From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
Laura
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
light
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
Margaret
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From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
Martin
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
matters
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
meet
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From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
money
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
mother
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
now
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
opponents
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From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
Philip's
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
Phyllis's
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
plans
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
practically
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
prepared
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
rector's
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
saw
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
shame
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
side
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
Sidney
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
soul
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
two
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From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
unworldliness
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From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
very
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From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
WAY
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From this reading WHO WILL GIVE WAY?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But now the rector's eyes were open they saw matters in a very clear light; and his soul was filled with shame.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO WILL GIVE WAY?
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WHO WILL GIVE WAY?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she was not prepared to meet with two firm opponents in her husband and Margaret.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her plans had been based on the assumption that these two, Philip's mother and Phyllis's father, in their complete unworldliness and contempt for money, would be on her side; and Sidney would be left practically alone.
years
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From this reading The conflict which Laura Martin had foreseen years ago was at last begun between herself and Sidney, and she was prepared for it.
