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althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
ALTOGETHER
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From this reading "IT IS ALTOGETHER UNTRUE."
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
attempt
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
away
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
back
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
bid
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
bring
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From this reading Mrs. Western could bring herself to speak evil to no one of her husband.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
came
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
Cecilia
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
certainly
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
cherished
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
circumstances
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
evil
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From this reading Mrs. Western could bring herself to speak evil to no one of her husband.
Exeter
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
friends
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
hardly
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
heartiness
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Western could bring herself to speak evil to no one of her husband.
Hippesley
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
home
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
Honiton
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
husband
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From this reading Mrs. Western could bring herself to speak evil to no one of her husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IT IS ALTOGETHER UNTRUE."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT IS ALTOGETHER UNTRUE."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
made
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
Maude
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
month
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
most
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
Mrs
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
much
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
nature
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
old
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Western could bring herself to speak evil to no one of her husband.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
sadly
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
see
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
September
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
speak
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From this reading Mrs. Western could bring herself to speak evil to no one of her husband.
sympathy
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
there
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
Thorne
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From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
UNTRUE
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From this reading "IT IS ALTOGETHER UNTRUE."
very
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
welcome
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
Western
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From this reading An attempt was made to bid Mrs. Western welcome back to her old home; but from the nature of the circumstances there could hardly be much heartiness in the attempt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Thorne came over from Honiton to see her, but even between Cecilia and Maude Hippesley, who was certainly the most cherished of her Exeter friends, there could be no free confidence, although there was much sympathy.
wore
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From this reading The month of September wore itself away at Exeter very sadly.
