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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 He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
ADVICE
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From this reading GOOD ADVICE.
affairs
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
alarmed
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
all
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
Anne
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
away
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this did not turn out to be the case.
case
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From this reading But this did not turn out to be the case.
comprehended
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
constrained
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From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But this did not turn out to be the case.
dinner
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
doing
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
down
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
face
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
faded
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
family
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
father
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
father's
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD ADVICE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
knew
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
light
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
like
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
luncheon
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
meal
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From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
mother
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
nature
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
necessarily
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From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this did not turn out to be the case.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
out
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From this reading But this did not turn out to be the case.
ride
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
Rose's
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
sat
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
scene
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
somewhat
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
stranger-relative
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
thundercloud
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
turn
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From this reading But this did not turn out to be the case.
uncomfortable
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From this reading He thought it must necessarily be a constrained and uncomfortable meal.
up
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From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
wept
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From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Anne knew nothing at all about what her father had been doing, and from Rose’s light nature the half comprehended scene at luncheon, when her mother had wept and her father’s face had been like a thundercloud, had already faded away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The dinner to which the family sat down after this ride somewhat alarmed the stranger-relative who so suddenly found himself mixed up in their affairs.
