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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 She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
believed
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From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
biting
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
common-sense
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From this reading That was the common-sense way of looking at the whole matter.
concerns
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
coward
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From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
dreaded
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From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
felt
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
hundred
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
interfere
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
intrude
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
Katharine
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
looking
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From this reading That was the common-sense way of looking at the whole matter.
matter
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From this reading That was the common-sense way of looking at the whole matter.
Mrs
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
night
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
personal
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
privacy
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
Professor
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
reason
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
risk
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
said
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
say
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
seeming
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From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
shirk
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From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
spent
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
Stanhope's
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
strangers
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
task
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From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She felt that she must warn him, even at the risk of seeming to intrude on the privacy of his personal concerns.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
there
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
Thornton
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
times
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
tragedy
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
troubles
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
undertake
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From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
warn
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
way
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From this reading That was the common-sense way of looking at the whole matter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
whole
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From this reading That was the common-sense way of looking at the whole matter.
why
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From this reading She said to herself a hundred times over that there was no reason why she should interfere; they were nothing to her--these strangers, their troubles, their tragedy were nothing to her.
wondering
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From this reading Katharine spent that night wondering what she could say to Professor Thornton to warn him against Mrs Stanhope's biting tongue.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She believed that it would be the part of a coward to shirk the task, and yet she dreaded to undertake it.
