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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 Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How was she to explain to her family about this man?
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
all
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
allowing
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
baby
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brothers
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complicated
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confront
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doing
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explain
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family
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father
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going
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
How
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
Jennie
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man
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now
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
problem
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
relationship
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rose
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sisters
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slip
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
unsanctified
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up
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varied
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wretched
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?