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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 Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
accompanied
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
arrived
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
day
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
detested
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
Dick
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
Dick's
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
down
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
drive
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
echo
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
Ellison
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
enough
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
face
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
family
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
farewells
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
few
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
fixed
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
form
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
gig
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
Hetty
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
hours
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
how
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
husband
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
join
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
Kelstein
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
kept
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
knew
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
less
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
mother
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
nine
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
Now
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
opinions
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
pain
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
parsonage
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
pending
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
perceive
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
present
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
promised
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From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
return
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
self-defence
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
sentiments
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
sisters
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
soften
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
spend
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
steady
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
Stung
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
Sukey
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From this reading Sukey accompanied him, to join in the farewells and spend a few hours at the parsonage pending his return.
Sukey's
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
times
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
tolerable
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
trial
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
tried
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From this reading Stung at times to echo Dick's sentiments and opinions, as it were in self-defence, she tried to soften them down and present them in a form at least tolerable to her family.
visits
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From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now these visits of Sukey's were a trial to her no less than to her mother and sisters.
Wesley
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
why
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day fixed, and at nine in the morning, Dick Ellison, who had promised to drive Hetty over to Kelstein, arrived with his gig.
worse
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From this reading She knew that they detested her husband, and (what was worse) she had enough of the Wesley in her to perceive why and how: nevertheless, being a Wesley, she kept a steady face on her pain.
