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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 A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
appalling
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
bury
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
came
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
chilled
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
comforting
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
CONFESSION
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
content
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From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
core
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
dark
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From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
days
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
deference
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
expected
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
fact
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
FAITH
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
fellow-country-people
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From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
felt
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
few
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first night, in particular, was a very painful trial to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
forced
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From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
grand
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
heart
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
hour
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From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
husband
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
inn
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
isolation
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
just
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
lady
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
light
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
Linnet
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
London
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
lonely
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
longer
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
more
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
murdered
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
night
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From this reading The first night, in particular, was a very painful trial to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
out
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
outgrown
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
own
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
painful
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From this reading The first night, in particular, was a very painful trial to her.
particular
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From this reading The first night, in particular, was a very painful trial to her.
people
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
regarded
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
respect
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
respectful
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From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
season
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So Linnet was forced to have out her dark hour by herself, and be content for the rest with the respectful silence of her poor fellow-country-people.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
solitary
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
sympathise
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
too
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
trial
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From this reading The first night, in particular, was a very painful trial to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
venture
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
very
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
vividly
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From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
waited
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A CONFESSION OF FAITH It was a terrible time for Linnet, those few days at the inn, while she waited to bury her murdered husband.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She felt so lonely, here among her own people; her isolation came out even more vividly than she could have expected: she had outgrown them, that was the fact, and they could no longer sympathise with her.
wretchedness
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From this reading Their very deference and respect chilled her heart to the core in that appalling season of solitary wretchedness: they regarded her just in the light of the great lady from London, too grand and too fine for them to venture upon comforting her.
