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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 Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
came
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
capable
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
communication
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
connected
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
correspondent
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
detail
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From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
fate
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From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
fragments
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
frequenters
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
further
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From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
giving
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
habit
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From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
house
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
incident
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
Information
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From this reading Information was not what these women thought of.
Kirsteen
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
learning
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From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
magnanimity
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
mails
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From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
mother
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
news
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
now
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From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
received
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
relic
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
Ronald's
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From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
sacred
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
Some
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
subsequent
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From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Information was not what these women thought of.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Information was not what these women thought of.
thoughts
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The subsequent mails had brought no further details of Ronald’s fate, at least to her.
usual
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
very
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
visitor
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From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They had no habit of learning every detail as we have now.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Information was not what these women thought of.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some time after this, when everything connected with this incident was over, Kirsteen received one morning a visitor, very different from the usual frequenters of the house.
woman's
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From this reading His mother had done everything of which a woman’s magnanimity was capable in giving her that sacred relic; but to make further communication of the further news that came in fragments from one correspondent and another was not in either of their thoughts.
women
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From this reading Information was not what these women thought of.
