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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
all
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
annoyance
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From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
carefully
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Colonel
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From this reading The good Colonel himself was fond of society too.
Colonel's
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From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
dear
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
departed
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From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
discussions
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From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
fond
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From this reading The good Colonel himself was fond of society too.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good Colonel himself was fond of society too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
Hayward
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
held
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From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The good Colonel himself was fond of society too.
husband
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From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
kept
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
loved
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
many
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From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
matter
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From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
more
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
necessity
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From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
now
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From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
out
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
punctilios
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
rejecting
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
risked
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From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
room
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From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
self-denial
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From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
society
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
sternly
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
too
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From this reading The good Colonel himself was fond of society too.
traditions
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From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now that all necessity for such self-denial was over, to have everything risked again was terrible to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The discussions held upon this question in the Colonel’s room were many.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She who had so carefully kept her husband from annoyance, in this matter departed from all her traditions.
years
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward had kept herself for many years out of society, rejecting it all the more sternly because she loved it and held all its little punctilios dear.
